March 25, 2012

One Night in Skyrim Makes a Strong Man Crumble "The question becomes why the thing that doesn't make Skyrim so great is such a prominent part of Skyrim. Why, in fact, is it in Skyrim at all?"

March 23, 2012

The Siege of Marklar Markarth is one of them newfangled machinima things all the kids are watching on their metubes and smartslabs and such, and includes such Skyrim-oriented excitements as hacking, slashing, and arrows to the knee.

February 9, 2012

The Great Battle of Skyrim is, well, it's pretty epic.

December 8, 2011

Skyrim and the Problem of Audience It's huge. It's unending. It's the blockbuster, millions-selling, open-world RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. And sometimes it's just downright absurd.

August 31, 2011

Kate (of the excellent but infrequently updated gaming blog Falling Awkwardly) examines the metaphysics of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind as revealed in the copious in-game literature scattered throughout the land of Vvardenfell, and finds parallels between the game's denizens and the game's players: "Breaking the rules is just another way of playing the game. Sometimes the best way. Just ask Vivec, the Thief of The World, the ultimate cheat." [more inside]

August 15, 2011

The Story of Boone Nathan Hardisty played Fallout: New Vegas. One of the courier's companions left a lasting impression on him: "From a simple little scripted story about a broken soldier, a dialogue choice mechanic and that age-old ‘shoot people’ mechanic I have made myself a story of heartbreak, redemption and peace."

August 5, 2011

Would you confuse this Scrolls with this Elder one? Bethesda seems to think you might.

April 12, 2011

Brink, the new team-based FPS from Splash Damage, is getting an early release! The game has been pushed up to May 10 for North America and May 13 for Europe. Steamworks integration and system requirements have also been announced. [via]

February 24, 2011

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Trailer , fresh off the video presses. Looks dungeony and dragony!

January 18, 2011

The new Elder Scrolls Engine looks pretty nice. " Bethesda went back to the drawing board and rewrote every major system powering the gameplay experience. The result is the newly dubbed Creation Engine and Kit"

January 15, 2011

The Sounds of Skyrim Majestic like.